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Porcello For Halladay Makes For Better Talk Than It Does Sense
It seems odd Toronto general manager J.P. Riccardi would come out and say Roy Halladay is on the trading block. But Riccardi is one of those "Moneyball" guys who tends to undervalue the meaning of top players in terms of salary.
If there is any player the Blue Jays should pay, it is Halladay. He is the best pitcher - along with Boston’s Josh Beckett - in the strongest division in baseball. The Blue Jays won’t have trouble drawing if they start winning. They sold out every game when they were. Seems like they have become the A’s of the North. It’s sends the wrong message to the fans. And a small market claim by Toronto is ridiculous. Toronto would be the fifth-largest media market if it were located in the United States.
As for all the sports talk radio chatter about the Tigers possibly offering Rick Porcello for Halladay, it is just that: Interesting discussion. It is highly, highly doubtful the Tigers would even consider it.
At this point, a 20-year-old rookie starting pitcher with eight wins by the All Star break and an even brighter future, at much less of a price than Halladay, is baseball’s MVC - Most Valuable Commodity. Strangely, what Porcello has accomplished this season, has surprising been underappreciated by many Tiger fans.
The Phillies and the Dodgers will be the front runners for Halladay because they have the prospects to offer in return.
Random Thoughts
- If Jiri Hudler does, indeed, play in Russia, the Red Wings will be replacing 30 percent of their goal-scoring and 40 percent of their goaltending from last season only with players moving up from the minor leagues. It will be the ultimate test of their vaunted depth. At this stage, though, general manager Ken Holland would be wise to save the team’s remaining cap space for a rainy day. An injury or two - and it will definitely be needed.
- A Lions player few people talk about now, but will a lot in the future is Cliff Avril. He could emerge this season with double digits in sacks. He is a fast, intense player who had an overlooked rookie season (five sacks) because of the Lions’ overall foibles.
If there is any player the Blue Jays should pay, it is Halladay. He is the best pitcher - along with Boston’s Josh Beckett - in the strongest division in baseball. The Blue Jays won’t have trouble drawing if they start winning. They sold out every game when they were. Seems like they have become the A’s of the North. It’s sends the wrong message to the fans. And a small market claim by Toronto is ridiculous. Toronto would be the fifth-largest media market if it were located in the United States.
As for all the sports talk radio chatter about the Tigers possibly offering Rick Porcello for Halladay, it is just that: Interesting discussion. It is highly, highly doubtful the Tigers would even consider it.
At this point, a 20-year-old rookie starting pitcher with eight wins by the All Star break and an even brighter future, at much less of a price than Halladay, is baseball’s MVC - Most Valuable Commodity. Strangely, what Porcello has accomplished this season, has surprising been underappreciated by many Tiger fans.
The Phillies and the Dodgers will be the front runners for Halladay because they have the prospects to offer in return.
Random Thoughts
- If Jiri Hudler does, indeed, play in Russia, the Red Wings will be replacing 30 percent of their goal-scoring and 40 percent of their goaltending from last season only with players moving up from the minor leagues. It will be the ultimate test of their vaunted depth. At this stage, though, general manager Ken Holland would be wise to save the team’s remaining cap space for a rainy day. An injury or two - and it will definitely be needed.
- A Lions player few people talk about now, but will a lot in the future is Cliff Avril. He could emerge this season with double digits in sacks. He is a fast, intense player who had an overlooked rookie season (five sacks) because of the Lions’ overall foibles.
posted by Pat Caputo at
10:12 AM
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